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Big Creek Fire (1996)

Alaska · mapped perimeter record

Mapped size
47,831 acres
Fire year
1996
Perimeter dated
April 13, 2007
Responsible unit
AKUYD

Other large fires in Alaska that year

100 Mile Creek79,733 acresChitanana River58,037 acresSlender Smoke40,534 acres42 Mile Creek39,091 acresMillers Reach 237,356 acresMonkey Girl37,343 acres

Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. "Mapped size" is the GIS area of the recorded perimeter, which can differ from officially reported acreage. The state is inferred from the responsible unit code. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Big Creek Fire (1996) — Alaska | DisasterAtlasUSA